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In the harsh environment of the Sahel, the fresh waters of Lake Chad have for centuries been a source of life. Today, the lake has shrunk to one tenth of its size and the people living on its shores suffer one of the world‘s most devastating crises brought about by climate change, abject poverty...

The sheer scale of humanitarian suffering over-stretched OCHA as well as responders across the humanitarian community.
While working in five level-three emergencies in the Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen as well as in two sudden onset natural disasters in Nepal and...

OCHA Director of Operations, John Ging, spoke about his recent trip to Niger and Chad in the Sahel region at Tuesday’s press briefing at the UN Headquarters in New York, drawing attention to the extent of humanitarian need in two countries hit by conflict-induced displacement, pockets of chronic...

"Chad exemplifies many of the common problems of the whole Sahel zone," said Robert Piper, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, during a recent visit to the country. "We need a long term vision to tackle chronic issues and increase the resilience of families."
The Sahel...

United Nations Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos has allocated US$95.5 million to sustain emergency aid operations in some of the world’s worst, yet most neglected, humanitarian crises.
This funding from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is the first of its two-part annual allocation for...